Nanna Family Adventures

This blog is about the happenings of the Nanna Family and especially about our little blessings from China. We have 4 amazing bio kids ages 27,25,21, and 15. In Dec 2006 we adopted Kylee, 18 months at the time, now 4yo and in Dec 2008 we adopted Lily, age 2 1/2, (now 3yo). Reading other people's blogs really helped us to know what to expect and answered so many of our questions so we decided to do the same.
Adoption has been in my heart since I was very young and as a believer I have seen first-hand what it means to be adopted into God's family. We are so thankful to be able to build our family through adoption.

Sunday, December 21, 2008

The Day that Never Ends

Well we got up at 7am China Time on Sun morning-- 6pm Sat EST... it is now after 1am on Monday morning and we are heading to bed....in Newark. Our flight was over two hours delayed leaving Beijing and then we landed in Newark but spent a good hour or more on the runway waiting for a gate to open up because of icing problems. Our flight to Charleston was cancelled so we headed to immigration-- Lily is an American now!!!!!! Then through customs and then to a huge line of people waiting to find out about connections. That was miserable. The girls were SO GOOD on the flight but tired and hungry and we were trying to keep up with all our luggage that we had hoped not to see til Charleston. Sometime before 11pm an agent gave us vouchers for a hotel and some food and we caught a shuttle to the hotel. We missed having our guide to help us around the airport! I laughed when the bathroom was out of toilet paper--felt like I was back in China...we had to pay for the luggage cart-- missed the free ones in China. I have to say the service was superior in China. When our flight was delayed they t out drinks for everyone...whereas in our long wait to get a connection...nothing!
And now we will try to sleep a few hours and go to standby for a flight to Charleston...not sure if we will make it home. The only guarantee they could give us is for Christmas Day going to Columbia!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! PLEASE PRAY that we get home!!!!!!! Bo is leaving early in the am to go back to Florida and Lindsay should be getting out! We are so grateful! She may beat us home afterall.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY LAURYN! Sorry I couldn't be there for you. I will never forget the night you were born. You are such a great daughter and I am so proud of you. Hang in there and I will be home soon!

Glenda
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  1. MommyDecember 22, 2008 at 5:23 AM

    Oh Glenda! I am so sorry. I am "wishin' and hopin' and thinkin' and prayin'" you make it home by Christmas. Glad Lindsay is doing well. Try to stay sane while you wait this out.

    M

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  2. AnonymousDecember 22, 2008 at 8:47 AM

    Glenda,
    I am so glad you made it back to the US. I know how much you want to be home. I am praying for a flight ASAP.
    Tabitha

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